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Show Thursday, July 10, 2008 OREM TIMES Page NEWS, STORIES AND EVENTS FROM YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD OVERHEARD IN OREM Provo is considering enacting restrictions against so called "dangerous" or "at-risk" dogs that act aggressively or attack people in the neighborhood. Have you or a family member had an experience with ' an aggressive or violent dog? Is it a problem in Orem? How do you protect the public from dog attacks without trampling on the rights of dog owners? ail "No, but my husband has. He used to work for animal control. No, I've never ran into any aggressive dogs. Dog owners need to take responsibility responsi-bility and limit it to two dogs per household. A lot of people ignore that but it's the law." Beth Pedersen "No, it's not a problem in Orem. I think it's just a matter of a few dog owners and other people keeping them inside their home, leashed and properly prop-erly trained. Then their constitutional consti-tutional rights don't come play. 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DC 450,000 AT YOUR OOMPETlf ION. ' i,x ' "X. "' t SI, - i,min it "Not really, communities are the same. Dogs have to be on leashes in any public place. If not, the owner Ls at fault. It's not the dog's fault. When a dog gets out or hurts someone it's the owner that has to be dealt with." Shune Barker "Sure. It was in Hawaii, about five or six years ago. 1 was walking down the sidewalk. side-walk. I'd seen the dog before. I went to hospital with my arm bleeding and had to get it stitched tip. I've always kind of felt that aggressive dogs should be penalized, at least in public places. Vou never know when a dog is going to be provoked." I Bowman Brown "Yes. When I was a kid I got attacked by a Doberman pinscher. I was on a bike. An old lady came out and saved me. she batted it away with a broom. Isn't the general rule that if the owner doesn't have some prior know ledge that the dog has been violent or has violent tendencies or there hasn't been a problem, there isn't a casej against the owner? L'nt il that point. I don't think it's right to put in place restrictions." I David Mm J? ) if v J L "No. 1 haven't. We have a big dog but's he genlle. I don't think dogs should be kxse. Ours gets l'ose once in a while. They shouldn't be loose for the dogs own safety as well as the safety of other people. If you have an aggressive dog or don't control and restrict re-strict it J. the responsibility lies with the owner." I Colette AfcCov "Yes. We were at the park with our Shih Tzu. We'd had Wm only four weeks. There was another dog running around him. The dog ripped him up and shook him like a little dog toy. I've been afraid of these kinds of dogs ever since. Tl)e owner later let the dog loose in the neighborhood. She couldn't take care of it. so she just let h go. It was in West Valley Chy. In Orem. I'm not afraid as much, I still fear taking my little dog out for walks for fear of w hat happened that day. Honestly. I wouldn't mind seeing the rule for pit bulls changed. They seem to be aggressive ag-gressive in nature. ... I think muzzles on dogs is a really good idea" t Stephanie Goodman AM 24 HOURS A DAY 1450 YKEYY FAMILY FmEfJDLY RADIO FOR UTAH VALLEY Qtilfaf'f Prtgrms MwnlurB in MrMcy Don Lan WteJ-K i. 'X t . CBH Siorylimt NOW with Full Streaming HI Audio on the Web g 11 HTTP: WWW KEYY CC j ' ' VV lfH."V l,i,'"4; MH".'"- ' FATmIIY & RELATIONSHIPS roaifonlhtfamSy te-5s? f UfertSSpa. fari)f lift Today JkDerrsfanef i.niSSitt Momylift GKkfeftr ISp S4tJ5i.ml!lpiSi. Complete program schedule and listener comment opportunity on our web site or phone us for a copy of our schedule! KEYY will not add your name to any mailing lists. ,.r ,n Espanof AM .-'.:- SPEAK UP LETTESTOTHE EDITOR ONLINE . . ... -i? "Yes. It was a pit bulL At least it kxked like a pit bull type of dog. I was getting my daughter down out of my truck right in front of our house. It came up to us. stared us down, and wouldn't leave. It came into a charging stance. I grabbed a brick out my truck. 1 didn't throw H, but was ready to. We live in a very calm, quiet qui-et north Orem neighborhood. I couldn't tell if it was going to attack as. I was afraid for the safety of my daughter. How irresponsible of the owner. There are kids on that street all the time. I would say it's a once-in-a-lifetime experience everyone every-one goes through that they shouldn't have to deal with We look at transportatkjn dangers, dan-gers, etc., and we should look at dogs as a liability. ItisaCatch-22.Iftherels any question whatsoever that a person Ls in imminent danger, dan-ger, or feels that they are in imminent danger, any actions the person takes! against the animal are justified." I Cameron Dickson "Yes. My sister was in the third grade and we lived in southern Utah and were being watched at a friend's house. Their Alaskan Malmute we had come to know and play with. For no reason at all, he bit her face. Her lip was torn off and it completely deformed her face. It was just before school pictures. She was able to recover physically and emotionally). She loves animaLs and dogs. The dog was put down. It depends on the circumstances. circum-stances. If a dog Ls on hLs own property, his home, if you're an intruder, you're putting yourself at rLsk. But if it's on the street or sidewalk then there's a problem with the owner. There are times you can't control them. I own a dog ... There are some breeds with a tendency of violence. ... You need to get people aware. Dogs need training, need to be walked at least once a day, and owners need to show them more love ..." I Justin Piatt Aspen Mortgage rm Yfnir Hume Ijun SrufialistK I TJ& V1 Your Home Lttan Sfxxiulists 30 yr. 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